Toy pistol.



W. J. SNYDER & L. KNOTT.

TOY PISTOL. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11. 1915. RENEWED MAR. 23. 1918.

1,278,514. Patented Sept. 10,1918.

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" WILLIAM J SNYDER- AND LEVLKNOT'I, OFALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

: TOY PISTOL.

Specification of LettersZPatent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

Applicationfiled-February 11 19-16',"Seria1 No. 77,720. *RenWcd- March "23, 1918. Serial No. 224,389.

To all whom it may concern Be it "known that we; WILLIAM J. SNYDER and Lnvr Know, citizens of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new 'and useful Improvements in Toy Pistols, of which the-followi'ng is a specification.

3 This invention relates tocertain new and useful improvements in' toy pistols and the like projecting devices; and as itspr'imary objectyit contemplates theprovision of a novel device of the above nature that'is especially designed to be used for projecting marbles and similarloads and-which consists of but few parts whereby it may be cheaply -manufactured and easily and quickly dismembered for the purpose of cleaning or repairin *A'nother' object of the invention is to provide an article of the aforesaid character wherein the-body -'or parent structuremay be produced in sections that may be quickly operation at all times.

A further object'istoconstruct the devicein such a-mannenthat the projecting means maybe'easilyand quickly tensioned thcdesired degree'or removed or replaced at the desire of the-operator.

A stillfurther obj'ect of' our invention is to provide a *device of thety-pe in *question, that extremely simple in GOIiStlLICt-lOIl, strong and durable, and lrig'hly 1 practical from both thestandpoint of the manufacturer and the-standpointof the user; and which, itis believed, may be manufactured at a comparatively =low cost.

' Various other objects and advantages will become apparent during the co'l'it i riua nce of the" following description.

These objects are accomplished by such and casi'lvconnected so as to insure *eflicient means as are shown in their preferred form in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more specifically pointed out--i1r the Zapp'ended claims.

1 In the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a View in s'ide elevation showing-our invention as in'its preferred embodiment. j

' Fig; 2 is aview in" longitudinal section showing the trigger as in acocked position and 'the =device otherwise ready for operation.

1 Fig.- 3 is a' view in sect-ion taken On-the line of Fig. 1.

Fig; i is a view takenon' the line 4:'i of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view indetail of a spring that is used to co-act with the trigger member; Fig. 6 is a view in section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. -1,and

Fig. 7 is a view in'section of a portion, the projecting 'element showing means whereby the samemay be suitably reinforced.

- In thepresent embodimentywe contemplate forming the body 'or parent structure of s'i-ibsta'ntially complemental sections 10 and-l1 respectively; which by reason of their peculiar construction may be primarily stampedfrom sheet metal. Sections 10 and 11 are suitably bent or machined intermediate tlieir ends to provide a housing such as designated in its entirely by the numeral 12, Fig. 3 and suitably curved adjacent onc end to present a "substantially circular barrel Said sections are formed at their other end to provide a handle 14; while a connection between thesections adjacent said handle may be obtained by providing the same with inwardlydir'ected bosses 15 and 16 respectively, and subsequently connecting said bosses by such means as shown at 17. -A- connection of this nature will be found very-'servicea'blein connection with thedevice of my invention'as shown in the present embodiment.

The projecting element, such as "desig- 'nated in its entirety by'the numeral 18 in Fig. 2 is preferably of rubber or like elastic material and has its respective end portions passed through opposed apertures 19 of the barrel 13 as illustrated. Intermediateits ends, projecting element 18 is suitably enlarged and reinforced such. as shown at-2O and 21 in Fig. 7 whereby it may receive a suitable-operating member such as will be presently described and fully withstand'the wear a'nd tear incident to the repeated aCtua tion of thc'device. In order tore'tain' the respectiveend portions of projecting member 18- in position and at the same time provide forthe subsequent 1 tensioning and adj 11stment thereof, suitable means are located on the barrel 13 which may be constructed as follows.

In carrying the foregoing into effect, barrel 13 has located adjacent its free end a two pronged extension 22 carried by one of the respective body sections and a similar coacting extension 23 carried by the other body section. Consequently, by bending extensions 22 and 23 oppositely about the barrel as shown in Fig. 6, the ends of the projecting element 18 will not only be held in place but the forward portion of body sections 10 and 11 will also be securely retained'against relative movement. Here it is pointed out that apertures 19 are so formed that the gripping of the ends of the projecting element 18 will not tend to cause the premature breaking due to wear of the element on the edges of said apertures. Section 11 is further provided with an inwardly directed boss 2 (as shown in Fig. 3), which serves to pivotally support a. setting lever 25 as at 26; the upper end of said setting lever operating through slot 27 of housing 12 and being provided with a finger engaging portion 28. Section 10 on the other hand carries an inwardly directed boss 28 upon which is pivotally'mounted a connecting lever 29, as at 30; said connecting lever having a longitudinal slot 31 adjacent one end for reception of stud 32 carried by setting lever 25. The connecting lever is in turn pivotally connected as at 33 with a projecting arm 31 which has its shank portion passed through the enlargement 20 of projecting element 18, as shown in Fig. 2. At its free end, projecting arm 34 carries a head or stop 35 to bear against one face of projecting element 18 and is further provided with a suitable abutment 36 to bear against the other face whereby relative movement is effectually prevented.

Section 10 is further provided with an extension 37 which, when bent or turned into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, forms a suitable bearing for pivotally supporting a trigger 38 as at 39; trigger 38 operating through a suitable slot 410 whereby it may be conveniently engaged by the finger of the operator. In order to co-act with trigger 38 as shown in Fig. 2, section 11 carries a leaf spring 11 whose free end portion may be passed through suitably disposed apertures 12 in the wall of said section whereby it maybe securely retained in place. Consequently, when setting lever 25 is drawn into the position shown in Fig. 2, the lower end thereof is engaged with the upper end of trigger 38, while the projecting element 18 is simultaneously moved into a like set position. \Vhen the parts are so arranged the marbleor other load may be placed in barrel 1.3 and subsequently projected by element 18 upon proper manipulation of trigger 38.

By reason of the connections hereinbeforc mentioned it is obvious that sections 10 and 11 may be quickly and easily assembled or disassembled and that the several parts operating within housing 12 may be removed or replaced for the purpose of substitution or repair.

As shown in Fig.7, projecting element 18 maybe suita bly reinforced by the interpositioning of strips of fabric or the like adjacent the enlargement 20 so as to prevent premature breaking at this point. The tensioning of the projecting element 18 may be effected by adjusting the ends thereof beneath extensions 22 and 23 so that it will force the marble or other load with the desired velocity at all times.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the advantages and novel features of our invention will be readily understood and, therefore, further detail description is deemed unnecessary.

In reducing our invention to practice, we find that the form referred to herein as the most practical and preferred embodiment is the most efli-cient, but realizing that certain conditions will necessarily vary in concurrence with the adoption of our device, we desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in the details of construction and in the proportion of parts may be resorted to without sacrificing any of the advantages of our invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device as aforesaid; body sections forming an intermediate housing, a barrel adjacent one end, a handle adjacent the other, and tongues extending from said sections in overlapping relation, the tongues being bent to engage the sections whereby the sections may be held against relative movement; in combination with a projecting element and means to set and release the same.

2. In a toy pistol; body sections providing a tubular barrel, a projecting element having its ends passed through the wall of said barrel, extensions on one of said sections bent to embrace the opposite section and an extension on saidopposite section bent to embrace the first-mentioned section,.said sections being positioned to engage and retain the ends of said projecting element; in com bination with means to set and release said projecting element.

3. In a toy pistol; body sections provid v ing, a tubularv barrel, an operating element having its end portions passed through apertures in said barrel, an extension formed on each of saidsections bent to embrace the opposite section and to retain the ends of said projecting element; in combination with means including a lever projecting exteriorly of said sections whereby said operating element may be set and a trigger cooperating with said lever.

4. In a toy pistol; body sections providing a tubular barrel and a housing adjacent one end thereof, a projecting element in said barrel having its end portions passed through apertures, an extension on "each of said sections bent to embrace the opposite section and retain the ends of said projecting member; in combination With means to set and release said projecting member mounted to be operable in said housing.

5. In a toy pistol; a body formed in sections and providing a housing, a barrel projecting from one end of said housing a handle associated with the other end, an operating element, means integral With the sections to fixedly secure the ends of said operating element to said barrel and hold the sections against transverse movement, and means operable in said housing to set and release said operating element.

6. In a toy pistol; a barrel, a projecting element having its ends passed through apertures in said barrel to lie exteriorly thereof,

extensionson said barrel to retain the ends of said projecting element, said projecting element being enlarged intermediate its ends, and a housing carrying a handle portion as sociated With said barrel; incombination with a setting lever rockably mounted in said housing having one end projecting therethrough, a connecting lever pivotally mounted in said housing and including a a longitudinal slot, a stud on said setting lever operating in said slot, a projecting arm piv otally connected With said second mentioned lever and having one end passed through the intermediate portion of said projecting element, a trigger having one end projecting cxteriorly of said housing to cooperate With said setting lever, and a spring to yield ingly resist movement of said trigger.

In testimony Whereof We afiiX our signa tures in presence of two Witnesses.

IVILLIAM J. SNYDER. LEVI KNOTT.

Witnesses:

M. C. JONES, M. A. OCoNNon.

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